Contemporary: Architecture And Interiors Of The 1950S; Author: Jackson, Lesley; Paperback

Author: Jackson, Lesley
1st pbk. ed; Paperback; 140 Colour Illustrations, 80 B&w Illustrations, Gl
240 pages
Published: March 1998
Phaidon Press Ltd
ISBN: 0714837571

This book is the first to explore fully the so-called 'Contemporary' style that dominated architecture and design from the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s. It was an era of optimism andconfidence, where new ideas in architecture and design flourished alongside the emergent consumer culture. Mainly emanating from the USA, the 'Contemporary' style was fresh and liberating, manifesting itself in the picture window and the open plan; in new forms of furniture from Scandinavia and stylish light fittings from Italy; and most tellingly in the 'Contemporary' kitchen with its fitted units and 'mod con' appliances. The book examines the fresh and liberated design ideas of this buoyant era.The only book to provide a full definition and examination of the so-called 'Contemporary' style that dominated architecture and design throughout the 1950s. In the post-Second World War years pervasive taste are revealed.This text provides a definition and examination of the so-called contemporary style that dominated architecture and design throughout the 1950s. In those years of increasing promise and prosperity, a fresh and liberating style was hallmarked by open-plan interiors and vibrant fabric design.